ATC Ephemera Baggies

Well, I have a question. It might be my bad English or maybe we don't have anything like that here ... but what's a ziplock bag? :)

Tisdagreen, it's a small nylon bag you put sandwiches in. Like this: http://www.ibnys.org/images/products/ziplock_bag.jpg

oh! interesting. :) how big is a "standard" bag like that?

Measurements on a ziploc bag are: 6 1/2inches by 5 7/8 inches, if that helps.

I assume with this swap we won't do 'kid junk' like foam pieces, glitter, etc...? I love these type of swaps but sometimes I just get a back of kid stuff. And sometimes I get gorgeous vintagey stuff which I love!

I agree with those who like vintage, non-cutesy kiddo stuff.

No, please don't send any foam stickers, glitter, kid stuff, etc. That's not what I created this swap for. It's adult collage junkies like me. LOL. Game pieces are ok, though, like scrabble tiles, etc. jigsaw pieces, you know. But I hate those foam stickers and glitter ... oh, and if you're gonna do CONFETTI, could you put that in a separate bag inside the bag of ephemera? I hate when it spills all over the place. :(

Thanks everyone for signing up!!

how do people feel about old funky beads or old costume jewelry? what about "found" objects... sort of random type things?

I like vintage papers(receipts,tickets,etc).Please no "cutsie" things. Thanks much

Since I've been having trouble finding half way decent old jewelry beads, etc. I'd personally love that sort of thing. I also don't want childish or cutsie stuff (NO PRECIOUS MOMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! AARRRGGHHHHH).

old funky beads or jewerly is cool with me. :-)

well, i have my 3 bags done and ready to go and after reading your comments i think i've done well....i agree with all of you .... no glitter or cutsie for me either!

I join you and also give my swap partners some input for the baggies. I like vintage and patterned paper, old / vintage photos, pictures, game cards, tickets, any kinds of ribbons, pressed flowers, birds and nests, fairies and words.

I sometimes think that I'm the only person on swap-bot who doesn't like vintage stuff. I do like bright colors and also game pieces. I also like decorative paper, but would be stoked to get anything!!

Hi all - this is my first swap. Can I ask when we get swap partners?

i feel like such a retard but what is ATC???? I keep seeing it all over swap bot!

An ATC is an Artist Trading Card. They are always 2.5 by 3.5 inches in size. One source of more info on ATC's is lisavollrath.com.

No cute stuff for me either. thanks

We get our swap partners after the last day of sign up...

hey thanks for the cool link Toni. Wow ATCs look really fun! I think i have a good idea now what to put in the bag. Please no cutesy stuff for me either.

can't wait!

I do not expect vintage ephemera (but it would be greatly appreciated!), however count me in with those who would like to avoid "kawaii" at all costs. I like cute, but not the Hello Kitty cute, or the "girly" look. Womanly suits me much better. And womanly can be cute and still mature. Right?

I love all kinds of vintage including beads and jewelry, photos, letters, book pages, etc. Love Fonts and text. But lately I've been looking at the digital and pop culture magazines/photos and they have some cool stuff. Love transfers and transparencies. 3-D items such as game pieces, puzzles and even children games and cards. But not cutesie either, please. Pop-up is fun! Junk is good. But most of all, surprizes are the best! Enjoy all. Judy Spencer/Yuma Judy

I love all kind of vintage and heritage stuff! Old pictures,vintageladies pictures, vintage ads photos, old postcards,3-D embellishments, neutral color fibers or ribbon, button and lace!! LOVE LACE!! Don't like anything cutesie either!! THANKS!!

I like weird, wacky and wild. I like weird circus! I like day of the dead, I like weird stamp images, cancelled postage stamps, goblins and gnomes.

I also like vintage ephemera, you know old letters, receipts, bills etc.

Thanks a bunch! mary

I agree... no "cutsie" or kid stuff for me either.

Two of my partners are people I've sent ephemera packets to in recent weeks and I didn't keep accurate accounting of what I sent them, sooooo.... I am going shopping for new old stuff! Weeeeeee! I needed an excuse to add to my huge collection :-)

DouHearts, KRISTIN S, and LunaGirl - your baggies went to the post office today.

dena, lin and jackie... your goodies are on their way!

noell, nickalli and tahlia your packages are on their way! I hope they are usefull!

i like vintage, game pieces, dark, gothic, scrabble tiles, typerwriter keys, charms, stamp images (wierd, zettiology, quotes, art sayings, insects, women, bacgrounds, paper dolls), fibers, images, metal pieces, watch pieces, buttoms, puzzle pieces, stuff like that. I'm not picky though. :) Just NO CUTESY!!!!!!Please.

I just sent my baggies out (to seth, mickey, and sherri) with the hubby so it will be on its way in the morning. I hope you can use most of it!

Mailed mine today to Seth, Lauri Jean & Mary B. Thanks for the heads up fairykiss, I'll be watching for it....

Lori Lee, thank you for the GREAT stuff!!!

Zillah, heartsnyou ... your packages went today. Hope you like the assortment. Ulvinnen - I am waiting for you to confirm your address. Please check your email!

Karen B - thanks! I am so excited to receive packages. My first swap here. :-)

I received a super stuffed baggie from Immi today. Oh my goodness! I don't know how she got the baggie to close it is so full. And there are so many different kinds of papers and buttons and ribbons and odds 'n ends. This is just what I need to spur creative thoughts. Thank you!

Received a great package today from "fairykiss". Thanks for all the stuff.

Rebecca (aka Beckster!) sent me a sweet package. Thank you...

I am working hard on keeping track of everything I send & receive and I rec'd a package yesterday from Willits, CA, but there was no name attached and I want to make sure whoever sent it knows I rec'd it and appreciate their time & trouble.

So, if you're from Willits, CA let me know.

Camille

Sherri, received you package of goodies today! Thank you! Love all the different goodies....

Karen B - thank you for the wonderful bundle of goodies. I especially love the charms, they aren't something I have alot of, so I appreciate incorporating something new into my work. Thanks again!

Thanx for the awesome package of goodies LunaGirl! I love it all!

Sending off packages to Mari in Finland, Rosalie in CA, and Michelle in MT. Hope you enjoy them! Cami

HI. I've sent off my packages, and I have recieved them from Seth Apter and McInnis. My question is how do I know these people's handles online and how do I rate them so people know I received it? Confused. I read the ratings section but I don't see anything pop up to rate them like it says, and my partners I sent to are not the same as those sent to me. Any help greatly appreciated. email swapatcs@gmail.com THANKS

a week after the deadline for send out you have to check back here and there will be a little link (under the as a member of this swap you can...)to rate your partners. there it will have their names and the screen name as well as a little place to add a comment. hope this helps a little :)

Just sent packages to Hagit, Immi, and Shirley! I hope you all like them.

Kristin! Thanks for the bag of goodies it rocks! ;-)

Great selection Rebecca - thanks - and I did enjoy the finnish stuff - how on earth did you get that? I do know a little finnish even thoug I live in a swedishspoken part. Fun! Thanks.

Thanks Fairy Kiss. That helps. It would be better if it was a week after the sign-up date. I'm worried I'll forget to check back and rate people unless I leave messages in here. I get tons of mail art packages, and waiting an additional three weeks after receiving the items seems a pain in the butt. Well, at least now that I understand that I will make my sign-up and send-out dates closer so people who are uber-busy like me don't forget to rate each other.

I received a great package from robin in Tusla. It was like Christmas! Thank you!

Mari - I inherited an album of old postcards...I don't have any idea where they came from. my mother was a "collector" of everything!

Cami*Chic - I'm the one who lives in Willits. Did you already figure that out...or did I send you two envies?

Becky

Sherri, Mickey, and Manda: Thanks to you all. I received three great packages of supplies. Much appreciated! Seth

Today I received an Ephemera Bag from someone whose last name is Smith. I want to thank you! I found so many inspiring pieces in your bag I really want to work with!

Received Cami's today, thank you

so far i have received two of my baggies. the one from lora in illinois i received earlier this week and i've already made two ATC's from the things i got and i used one item on an anniversary card for my hubby!

the second one from beth in washington just came in the mail this afternoon and my daughter is ooohing and awing over everything. she's three and she just said wow, so texturey! LOL!!! now she's trying to get all of the bingo pieces out of the bag... fun for the whole family! i love that you wrapped the whole thing in a page from a pattern... very creative!!!

i am awed and inspired by the things that i have received so far! i can't wait to get to work!!! this was a great swap, now i have little pieces of things that i would never have even thought of. a big thanks to Noell for hosting this swap.

HUGS! Julee

My packages went out to gazoo73, robin bartoletti and betsy K on Friday - they will probably take about a week to get to the US from downunder.

I received a wonderful package from Lin Collette, including a genuine WW2 ration book!!! Fantastic stuff - thanks a lot.

OPS! I have made a fool of myself. I'm not new to swapping, but new to this site! I didnt understood how it worked... I now see that I have gotten my partners already..I just saw the link. Will send out over the weekend!! I also received one swap which I didnt understand what was but it was from Cindy! I think.. Anyway I loved it and already used some of it! Thanks!

I've received all three of mine and two of them were wonderful and perfect (thank you), however, the third one was a disappointment, I could have still put a sandwich in the baggie and had left over room in it. Maybe they just didn't understand the swap or didn't look at the example photo above here.

Ulvinnen - this was my first swap on swap bot and I forgot to list on the envelope what swap it was for! Sorry about that.

Glad you got it and are happy with it.

So far I have received 2 of three from my own partners. Hopefully the third will arrive. :-)

Thanks so much to Phoenix, Little Goose and Scarey Art Girl for my three swell packages! You each included treasures that I look forward to using.

junkrescuerbeth

Got my second parcel today, which had some very interesting bits and pieces, and pictures, including some cute striped post-it notes. Thank you Yuma Judy.

Ive just sent ephemera baggies to gaylenne hudson,ba jefferies and sandrine hudgens hope you like all the bits and pieces.

rec'd a wonderful package from M. Ribbert in Germany. Thanks so much. I hope my partners have rec'd theirs, I sent them out a while ago. Thanks again.

Just sent mine out to my partners today. I did email them about the delay as well. I hope you like them! :)

Dayna! you are the queen of ephemera. Thanks for the amazing collection. Ashley

Thank you to Lisa from WA~~incredible array of items (my favorites: the feathers and the Joyeux Noel ribbon!). You outdid yourself. And I so appreciate it...

And thanks Beckster! Got it now. Loved your package. I participate in so many different art related swaps/cj's/etc... I have to post in the comment section to successfully rate people when the rating link finally pops up.

Thanks again ladies.

Cami

Hi M. Houstain if you are in this swap I got your swap today, and everything is great. You sent some very neat stuff. Rosalie Ackerson

Thanks Susan - for the bag of goodies.It was pretty cool - thanks!

Received my final package today, thank you Linda Morgan! Lots of great purple things!!!! The tourist pages in the foreign language are cool..thanks again. Mickey

Got a wonderful envelope filled with a huge variety of ephemera from Amber. Thank you!

I don't have the names in front of me, but if you were my partner... I got it ;) Thank you to all 3 of you for the awesome stuff. Now I'm off to create something!!

thanks michelle - got goodies today!

I recieved 3 wonderful baggies of treasure........ including a personal admiration and another for what I Love Thank-you so very much to Toni,Imagez, and Shelly... For some reason when I rate you it tells me I'm not in this swap......Thanks alot!

still waiting on 1 package...hoping to recieve that since the other 2 packages I recieved were exactly the same. It appears my other 2 swap partners were partnered up as well and one just forwarded what the other sent to her. Luckily it was all good stuff I didn't mind getting 2x. Now hopefully the third will be a bit different. :)

Oh no, Zillah ... are you serious? :-( It must have been mine.

no worries LunaGirl :) You sent great stuff!

never rec'd from nicketti... are you out there? maybe you just spaced it...

Hi. ScareyArtGrl gave me a 1 on this swap. Does that mean she didn't receive it? I am happy to resend if not. Also, neither Lillian Miller or Dortha Kay Brown my other partners have rated the swap. Did you receive okay? Please advise. Thanks.

ljcrowefamily, if you will look at the 16th of OCT in this comment list, you will see I mailed all 3 of mine on that day. When I don't receive a comment from my partner, I email them and that is what I did with you. I was waiting for the final response from you about whether you received it or not. When I didn't hear from you, I assumed you had received it.